Racial differences in periodontal disease and 10 ‐year self‐reported tooth loss among late middle‐aged and older adults: the dental ARIC study
ConclusionsIn this population‐based cohort, there is racial heterogeneity in the association between periodontitis and tooth loss. Interventions to reduce the impact of periodontitis on tooth loss need to consider these differences. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - June 6, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: S. Naorungroj, G. D. Slade, K. Divaris, G. Heiss, S. Offenbacher, J. D. Beck Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Two decades of persisting income ‐disparities in dental caries among U.S. children and adolescents
ConclusionsPersisting income disparities in dental caries among U.S. children and adolescents challenge public health dentistry to redouble efforts to redress the inequity. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - June 1, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Gary Douglas Slade, Anne Elizabeth Sanders Tags: Brief Communication Source Type: research
Impact of untreated dental caries on the daily activities of children
ConclusionThe presence of untreated dental caries among Brazilian children was associated with an impact on specific daily activities (difficulty eating and sleeping) and the psychological domain of OHRQoL. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - June 1, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Jo ão Gabriel Silva Souza, Samilly Evangelista Souza, Mayara dos Santos Noronha, Efigênia Ferreira e Ferreira, Andrea Maria Eleutério de Barros Lima Martins Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Does water fluoridation affect the prevalence of enamel fluorosis differently among racial and ethnic groups?
ConclusionsEnamel fluorosis was not associated with race/ethnicity. Our analysis suggests that exposure to similar levels of fluoride in the water does not appear to place certain race/ethnic groups at a higher risk for developing enamel fluorosis, and lowering the optimal range of drinking water fluoride to a single value of 0.7 ppm will provide a level of protection against enamel fluorosis that will benefit all race/ethnicity groups. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - June 1, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Shivani Arora, Jayanth V. Kumar, Mark Eric Moss Tags: Brief Communication Source Type: research
The impact of the affordable care act's Medicaid expansion on dental care use through 2016
ConclusionsIn Medicaid expansion states with adult dental benefits, evidence suggests that low‐income adults have greater access to dental care. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - June 1, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Kamyar Nasseh, Marko Vujicic Tags: Brief Communication Source Type: research
Political priority of oral health in India: analysis of the reasons for neglect
ConclusionsLimited accessibility to oral health care, poor portrayals of the severity and extent of the burden, and inertia to address‐related challenges are important factors contributing to the low political priority of oral health. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - June 1, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Chandrashekar Janakiram, Vinita Sanjeevan, Rajeev BR, Joe Joseph, Nicole Stauf, Habib Benzian Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Developing a caries risk registry to support caries risk assessment and management for children: A quality improvement initiative
ConclusionsThe caries risk assessment registry demonstrates how dental registries may be used in QI efforts to promote joint patient and provider engagement, foster shared decision making, and systematically collect patient information to generate timely and actionable data to improve care quality and patient outcomes at the individual and population levels. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - June 1, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Jesley C. Ruff, Jill Boylston Herndon, Roger A. Horton, Julie Lynch, Dawn C. Mathwig, Audra Leonard, Krishna Aravamudhan Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
The dental therapist movement in the United States: A critique of current trends
This article critiques trends in the United States movement in the context of the history and success of dental therapists practicing internationally. While supporting the dental therapist movement, we challenge: a) the use of dental therapists treating adults, versus focusing on children; b) the use of dental therapists in the private versus the public/not‐for‐profit sector; and c) requirements that a dental therapist must also be credentialed as a dental hygienist. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - June 1, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: David A. Nash, Kavita R. Mathu ‐Muju, Jay W. Friedman Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Preventive dental care among Medicaid ‐enrolled senior adults: from community to nursing facility residence
ConclusionsThe strongest predictor of receipt of dental procedures in the two years after nursing facility entry was the receipt of dental procedures in the three years before entry while community‐dwelling. This underscores the importance of the senior adult establishing a source of dental care while community‐dwelling. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - June 1, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Mary C. Kelly, Daniel J. Caplan, Mercedes Bern ‐Klug, Howard J. Cowen, Marsha A. Cunningham‐Ford, Leonardo Marchini, Elizabeth T. Momany Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
A systematic review of the association between consumption of sugar ‐containing beverages and excess weight gain among children under age 12
ConclusionOur results support a statistically significant positive association between SCBs and total and central adiposity among children under age 12. This association is most consistent for total adiposity among children <5. Our results for 100 percent fruit juice only suggest differences by age, as most studies among those < 12 were negative but most among those <5 were positive. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - May 30, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Julie Frantsve ‐Hawley, James D. Bader, Jean A. Welsh, J. Timothy Wright Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Addressing obesity in the dental setting: What can be learned from oral health care professionals' efforts to screen for medical conditions
ConclusionsSystematic studies are needed building on existing literature and exploring best implementation practices. Enhanced training is needed on relationship of oral health and systemic health and OHCPs' role. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - May 26, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Barbara L. Greenberg, Michael Glick, Mary Tavares Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
AIC identifies optimal representation of longitudinal dietary variables
ConclusionsThe method presented here can be used by researchers performing statistical modeling in dental research. This method provides an alternative approach for assessing the propriety of variable representation to significance‐based procedures, which could potentially lead to improved research in the dental community. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - May 18, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: John VanBuren, Joseph Cavanaugh, Teresa Marshall, John Warren, Steven M. Levy Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Workforce diversity in dentistry – current status and future challenges
Abstract
The racial and ethnic diversity of the US oral health care workforce remains insufficient to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse population and to address persistent health disparities. The findings from a recent national survey of underrepresented minority dentists are reviewed and recommendations are made for enhancing diversity in the dental profession. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - May 12, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Raul I. Garcia, George Blue Spruce, Jeanne C. Sinkford, Michael J. Lopez, Louis W. Sullivan Tags: Invited Review Source Type: research
Introduction to proceedings of healthy futures: engaging the oral health community in childhood obesity prevention national conference
ConclusionsTo reduce the risk of obesity and dental caries in children, health professionals and parents need to be aware of the sugar content of processed foods and beverages as well as of current daily sugar‐consumption recommendations. Additionally, oral health professionals must become more engaged in identifying children who are at risk for obesity and dental caries; and provide education, screening and referral to reduce these risks. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - May 3, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Norman Tinanoff, Katrina Holt Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
A school ‐based public health model to reduce oral health disparities
Journal of Public Health Dentistry,Volume 78, Issue 1, Page 9-16, Winter 2018. (Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry)
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - May 3, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Rebecca N.DudovitzMD, MS
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Jonathan E.ValienteMS
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GloriaEspinosaMEd
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ClaudiaYepesMSN
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CesarPadillaMS
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MaryjanePufferMPA
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Harold C.SlavkinDDS
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Paul J.ChungMD, MS Source Type: research
